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Study for "The Death of the Earl of Chatham"

John Singleton Copley

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketch of a man in 18th-century attire. The man is standing and wearing a long cape over his left shoulder, with his right hand holding the cape out to the side. He has on a white shirt, a waistcoat, breeches, and shoes with buckles. His hair is styled in a powdered wig. The background of the sketch is a light greenish-gray color, and there are some faint pencil marks and sketches of other figures or objects on the right side. The edges of the paper are rough and torn.

Artwork Details

Date
1779
Medium
Black chalk and white-chalk heightening on blue laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 482 px
Public Domain
Yes
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